User:Mmcannis/sandbox/Amulets of Ancient Egypt

Collection of amulets, Senckenberg, Naturmuseum, Frankfurt, Germany.
Suspension hole on 3-god plaque, lug-holes on: papyrus stem, Menats-(counterpoise)(?), large heart(?)(bottom-right)
(Photo: High-Res expandible).

The Amulets of Ancient Egypt fall in approximately seven major categories:

1. –Amulets of gods/goddesses & sacred animals
2. –Amulets of protection (or aversion)
3. –The Scarab (artifact) for the living, (or for a funerary offering)
4. –Amulets of assimilation
5. –Amulets for powers
6. –Amulets of possessions, property, or as offerings
7. –(symbolism of materials)

The first usages are from timeperiods of: ED, Early Dynastic Period, FIP, First Intermediate Period, G-R, Graeco-Roman Period, LD, Late Dynastic Period, MK, Middle Kingdom, NK, New Kingdom, OK, Old Kingdom, SIP, Second Intermediate Period, and TIP, Third Intermediate Period.

	Amulet	Egy. lang. equiv	Discovered by	First usage	City/ cemetary	Notes
	Papyrus stem (hieroglyph) (scarab at left)	udjt utchat		5th Dynasty	Mastaba	One of the 14 Spirits of Ra-(no 5); meanings of youth, viguor
	Girdle of Isis/Knot of Isis Tyet	tyt	Flinders Petrie	5th Dynasty	Mastaba

Amulets of protection

Amulets of protection: animals, gods, goddesses, etc.

Cat

(seated cat) (walking)

	Amulet	Egy. lang. equiv	Discovered by	First usage	City/ cemetary	Notes
	Cat					suspension loop-(top-back) -- (looped examples, and 'non-suspension pieces')

Ibis

(sacred) (common) (god thoth) (searching)

	Amulet	Egy. lang. equiv	Discovered by	First usage	City/ cemetary	Notes
	Ibis (as god Thoth)					suspension loop-(top) -- protection, or honarary amulet

Lion

(couchant (reclining))

	Amulet	Egy. lang. equiv	Discovered by	First usage	City/ cemetary	Notes
	Lion			Couchant lion or dog, OK, FIP		protection, or honarary amulet

Monkey or Baboon

(monkey) (baboon (enraged)) (seated (unlisted))

	Amulet	Egy. lang. equiv	Discovered by	First usage	City/ cemetary/ material	Notes
	Seated Baboon(?) Thoth(?)				faience	suspension loop-(back) -- protection, or honarary amulet

Sekhmet

	Amulet	Egy. lang. equiv	Discovered by	First usage	City/ cemetary/ material	Notes
	Goddess Sekhmet					protection, or honarary amulet
	Goddess Sekhmet			Saite period	faience	suspension lug-transverse-(ribbed) -- protection, or honarary amulet
	Goddess Sekhmet					suspension loop/hole-(top-front) -- protection, or honarary amulet

Scarab amulets

For Scarab as an artifact, writing surface, grave good, see Scarab (artifact).

Amulets of assimilation

2-Finger amulet

, (two horizontal or vertical fingers)

2-Finger Amulet, (see here, amulet & mummy article)

	Amulet	Egy. lang. equiv	Discovered by	First usage	City/ cemetary	Notes
	2-fingers-amulet					Abundance(?) Purpose(?)-touch, sensitivity?

Grape bunch

(grape vine arbor)

	Amulet	Egy. lang. equiv	Discovered by	First usage	City/ cemetary	Notes
	Bunch of grapes					Abundance faience & bronze -- w/ suspension loop

Amulets of possessions, property, or as offerings

Amulets of possessions, property, or as offerings

Hotep, offering tablet

(side view) (approximated) (plan view gardiner unlisted)

	Amulet	Egy. lang. equiv	Discovered by	First usage	City/ cemetary	Notes
	Hotep plan view, offering table of goods					protection, or honarary amulet with (sun with rays) (ox head) (prepared duck)

References

• Ancrews, Carol, 1994. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, chapter 4: Scarabs for the living and funerary scarabs, pp 50-59, Andrews, Carol, c 1993, University of Texas Press, 518 amulets, 1, or multiples included in 12 necklaces; (softcover, ISBN 0-292-70464-X)

External links

• 2-Finger amulet, (and others)
• Collection of Egyptian amulets
• Amulet collection & write-up; Headrest, 2-Finger, Heart amulet, Eye of Horus, etc.